<p>This is probably the 5th thread on this topic in about a week, but I've really got to ask this :D. How would you go about approaching a professor for an internship/lab assistant job? I think I've found a pretty good professor, but I'm pretty nervous about sending him an email, I'd really like to do some research on his topic, it seems interesting. However, before this, I've always gone about with things I read about on the net and such, nothing as advanced as this, I have little experience in this area. </p>
<p>Another note, I'm not sure if high schoolers labbing for professionals is a common thing around where I'm from (midwest), it kinda feels like this type of stuff happens in the more competitive regions (2 coasts). So any ideas? :D</p>
<p>I'm from the midwest too (Chicago). I was thinking of emailing some professors at Loyola or UIC, possibly Northwestern or U of C, depending on how brave I am. </p>
<p>From what I know you don't do much research, you just measure things, record data, file data. </p>
<p>If you live near Chicago, I think Argonne has a program for high school students.</p>
<p>I just got an internship at a biotech lab @ University of Maryland this summer and I have no experience either...</p>
<p>Email the professor telling him who you are, tell him what topic you are interested and why, and ask him if he could assist you in research. Though you might not have experience, it at least shows you have initiative and are curious about his work, which he'll appreciate. </p>
<p>Also, though he's your first choice, try to email other professors in his department in case he has no space or other circumstances.</p>
<p>Try to read some of the professor's work so that you can show that you are really interested. See if you can find some recent journal articles or something.</p>
<p>I think I'm going to help him out with his current research project (Race-Specific Disease Resistance) this summer. If I continue working there in the fall, hopefully he will mentor me with a project I come up with. I guess we'll have to see...</p>
<p>Well, I'm not too familiar with his research :(, so I just emailed him about labbing, seeing if he has any spaces open for a lab assistant. Ugh, I hope this does through. :-/</p>
<p>I really like bio and I really want to work in a lab, but I have little experience although I take AP Bio. I have tried contacting researchers, with no luck. How do I get those professors or researchers to reply to my emails and accept me as lab assistant. Maybe they think I am just a nuisance. They are more trained in research work and probably do not need a little high-schooler to roam around in their labs.</p>
<p>turns out my neighbor next door is a professor in physics or something at William & Mary, so ill prbly ask her if i can do research there. <em>crosses fingers</em></p>